Patents by Inventor Donald Lightner

Donald Lightner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7414844
    Abstract: A system for cooling electronic components with a surface having one or more electronic components, including an integrated circuit, mounted thereon. A liquid cooled heat exchanger located in overlying contacting relation with the integrated circuit. A resilient cold plate coupled to the surface so as to be biased by a portion of the liquid cooled heat exchanger thereby providing a forced engagement between the liquid cooled heat exchanger, the integrated circuit, and the resilient cold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Thermal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Wilson, Jonathan Wattelet, Donald Lightner, Richard DeKeuster, Ernest H. Dubble, Gregg J. Baldassarre
  • Publication number: 20070188991
    Abstract: A system for cooling electronic components with a surface having one or more electronic components, including an integrated circuit, mounted thereon. A liquid cooled heat exchanger located in overlying contacting relation with the integrated circuit. A resilient cold plate coupled to the surface so as to be biased by a portion of the liquid cooled heat exchanger thereby providing a forced engagement between the liquid cooled heat exchanger, the integrated circuit, and the resilient cold plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Wilson, Jonathan Wattelet, Donald Lightner, Richard DeKeuster, Ernest Dubble, Gregg Baldassarre
  • Publication number: 20070103867
    Abstract: A cooling system is provided for supplying a coolant flow to a cold plate associated with a processing chip of an electronic device to cool the processing chip. The system includes an electric motor driven fan; a radiator; an accumulator tank connected to the radiator for the transfer of coolant between the accumulator and the radiator; an electric driven pump connected to at least one of the radiator, the accumulator, and the cold plate to provide the coolant flow through the radiator and the cold plate; and a fan shroud adapted to direct the airflow provided by the fan. The fan, the radiator, the accumulator tank, and the pump are mounted on the shroud to be carried thereby, and the pump is located on an exterior side of the of the fan shroud and outside of the radiator and the accumulator tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Wilson, Jonathan Wattelet, Donald Lightner, Richard DeKeuster
  • Patent number: 7149087
    Abstract: A system for cooling electronic components with a surface having one or more electronic components, including an integrated circuit, mounted thereon. A liquid cooled heat exchanger located in overlying contacting relation with the integrated circuit. A resilient cold plate coupled to the surface so as to be biased by a portion of the liquid cooled heat exchanger thereby providing a forced engagement between the liquid cooled heat exchanger, the integrated circuit, and the resilient cold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Thermal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Wilson, Jonathan Wattelet, Donald Lightner, Richard DeKeuster, Ernest H. Dubble, Gregg J. Baldassarre
  • Patent number: 7017655
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling a heat generating device is provided that includes a plurality of plates each defining at least one through-bore. The plates are laminated together to form a stack so that a plurality of enclosed chambers are formed by an alignment of a first portion of the through-bores within the block, and a plurality of passageways are formed by an alignment of a second portion of the through-bores within the stack such that at least one of the passageways is arranged in fluid communication with at least two of the chambers. A baffle-plate is disposed within a portion of the stack so as to form a chamber boundary and thereby to define a circuitous fluid flow path between the chambers through the at least one passageway. A fluid entrance port is defined in a first outer one of the plates and arranged in fluid communication with one of the chambers, and a fluid exit port is also defined in a second outer one of the plates and arranged in fluid communication with another one of the chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Michael J. Wilson, Kevin L. Wert, Jonathan Wattelet, Richard DeKeuster, Donald Lightner
  • Publication number: 20060050483
    Abstract: A system for cooling electronic components with a surface having one or more electronic components, including an integrated circuit, mounted thereon. A liquid cooled heat exchanger located in overlying contacting relation with the integrated circuit. A resilient cold plate coupled to the surface so as to be biased by a portion of the liquid cooled heat exchanger thereby providing a forced engagement between the liquid cooled heat exchanger, the integrated circuit, and the resilient cold plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Wilson, Jonathan Wattelet, Donald Lightner, Richard DeKeuster, Ernest Dubble, Gregg Baldassarre
  • Publication number: 20050133212
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling a heat generating device is provided that includes a plurality of plates each defining at least one through-bore. The plates are laminated together to form a stack so that a plurality of enclosed chambers are formed by an alignment of a first portion of the through-bores within the block, and a plurality of passageways are formed by an alignment of a second portion of the through-bores within the stack such that at least one of the passageways is arranged in fluid communication with at least two of the chambers. A baffle-plate is disposed within a portion of the stack so as to form a chamber boundary and thereby to define a circuitous fluid flow path between the chambers through the at least one passageway. A fluid entrance port is defined in a first outer one of the plates and arranged in fluid communication with one of the chambers, and a fluid exit port is also defined in a second outer one of the plates and arranged in fluid communication with another one of the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Wilson, Kevin Wert, Jonathan Wattelet, Richard DeKeuster, Donald Lightner